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/ɪnˈkluːd/ · in-clude

To contain or have something as a part or component; to make someone or something part of a group, set, or total.

Meanings

verbformal

To contain or have something as a part or component; to make someone or something part of a group, set, or total.

کسی چیز کو کسی گروہ، فہرست یا مجموعے کا حصہ بنانا یا اس میں شامل کرنا۔

شامل کرنا

shaamil karna

Formal: مشتمل ہوناColloquial: ملانا

Synonyms

containencompasscompriseincorporatecoverembraceinvolveمشتمل ہوناگھیرناسمیٹناضم کرنا

Antonyms

excludeomitleave outbarrejectخارج کرنانکالناچھوڑناہٹانا

Common Collocations

  • include someone in a list
  • include all costs
  • include a clause
  • include details
  • include in the report
  • price includes tax
  • include everyone
  • the package includes

Example Sentences

The price of the hotel includes breakfast and dinner.

ہوٹل کی قیمت میں ناشتہ اور رات کا کھانا شامل ہے۔

Hotel ki qeemat mein naashta aur raat ka khaana shaamil hai.

Please include your contact details in the application form.

براہ کرم درخواست فارم میں اپنی رابطہ تفصیلات شامل کریں۔

Baraah-e-karam darkhwaast form mein apni raabta tafseel shaamil karein.

The teacher made sure to include every student in the group activity.

استاد نے یہ یقینی بنایا کہ گروپ سرگرمی میں ہر طالب علم کو شامل کیا جائے۔

Ustaad ne yeh yaqeeni banaaya ke group sargarmi mein har taalib-e-ilm ko shaamil kiya jaaye.

The report does not include data from the last quarter.

رپورٹ میں پچھلی سہ ماہی کا ڈیٹا شامل نہیں ہے۔

Report mein pichhli se-maahi ka data shaamil nahin hai.

Easily Confused With

comprise:'Comprise' means to consist of or be made up of (the whole comprises the parts), while 'include' means to contain as part of a larger whole. 'Include' suggests a partial list; 'comprise' suggests the complete composition.
involve:'Involve' implies participation or entanglement in something, often suggesting complexity or consequence, while 'include' simply means to have something as a part or component.
contain:'Contain' often refers to physically holding something within limits, whereas 'include' refers to having something as an element or member of a group or set.

Word Family

inclusion
nounشمولیت
inclusive
adjectiveسب کو شامل کرنے والا
included
adjective/past participleشامل
including
preposition/present participleسمیت
exclusive
adjectiveخارج کرنے والا / اعلیٰ
exclude
verbخارج کرنا
exclusively
adverbصرف / خصوصی طور پر

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'include' as 'in + clued in' — when you include someone, you clue them in and bring them inside the circle. The 'clud' part comes from Latin 'claudere' (to close/shut in), so including means shutting something inside.

Imagine a large circle drawn on paper. Every time you 'include' something, you draw an arrow pointing inward, placing that item inside the circle, making it part of the group.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

سب کو اپنے دامن میں سمیٹ لے اے دل شمولیت میں ہی چھپا ہے محبت کا اصل مل

Sab ko apne daaman mein samet le ae dil Shumooliyat mein hi chhupa hai mohabbat ka asal mil

O heart, gather everyone within your embrace; the true essence of love is hidden in inclusion.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جتنے ہاتھ اتنا کام

Jitne haath utna kaam

The more hands (people included), the more work gets done — reflecting the value of including more people in a task.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "includere" — to shut in, enclose; from in- (in) + claudere (to shut)

First known use: 15th century

The word entered Middle English via Old French 'inclure' from Latin 'includere'. Originally it meant to enclose or confine physically, but over time its meaning broadened to signify the act of containing or comprising something as a part of a whole.